Q:We’re glad to meet you, can you tell us a little something about yourself?

A : My complete name is Sofia Pilar, I’m 27 years old; I was born in Argentina but am currently living in Spain. I have a bachelor in business administration by Staffordshire University, currently working from home as an administration and sell assistant. I have many hobbies and among them my favorites are: drawing, reading, knitting (making amigurumis) and working with leather.

Q: How did you start to color? When did this attraction begin?

A: Ever since we were kids, our parents always taught us drawing and coloring, I remember as a kid my mother was painting and me and my brothers were nearby drawing; therefore, art has been present in all my life somehow. But this particular style of drawing (mandalas and zentangle art) I’ve discovered recently, around one year ago and I started to develop it.

Q:Do you use coloring as a small getaway from the real world?

A : Drawing and coloring are just extremely relaxing for me, I love to spend some time drawing when I finished with the work, and especially before going to sleep, (I really cannot go to sleep without drawing for a little while).

Q:Is coloring time­ consuming? How often do you color on a weekly basis?

A : I like to draw every day for one or two hours, there are some days that I have more time, but it all depends on how much work I have for the day. The days I don’t draw it can be because I have too much work or when I finish a piece and I have no clue what to draw next.

Q:How do you prepare before coloring? Any special preps?

A: While drawing I like to listen to music, watch some videos or a movie in English, French or Italian to practice some language while drawing. I also like to have something to drink on my desk during spring and summer I like to have a bottle of water and autumn and winter some hot tea.

Q:What are your favorite supplies for coloring? Do you always use the same or you like to experiment with it?

A: I like to experiment with all the brands (most of my art supplies are from AliExpres or Amazon)

– I have seen different artist love ([easyazon_link identifier=”B00UHUKKHQ” locale=”US” nf=”y” tag=”color-planer-20″]Sharpis[/easyazon_link]), so I bought them to experiment a little but I don’t have the hang of them just yet.

Q:Do you have special techniques and color mixes that you’d like to share with us?

Any tips and tricks?

A :I’m really not an expert, I just keep adding different shades of color until I’m happy with the result (usually grading from light to dark), and for blending the colors I use another piece of paper or a dry soft brush.

Q: Do you have a specific “signature” in your art?

A: I’m trying to develop my mark, it has been appearing in the last three pieces that I have recently finished, especially in the sea turtle; it’s a Wheat spike that I plan to use in the four corners of all my drawings.

A : For coloring, I prefer mandalas and nature (animals, plants and everything related to nature), and for drawing I prefer white sheets, I have never tried to draw in black sheet, but is something that I will try in the future.

Q:Do you have a favorite author? How did he/she earn your admirations?

A: I really like Johanna Basford & [easyazon_link identifier=”1454709928″ locale=”US” nf=”y” tag=”color-planer-20″]Millie Marotta[/easyazon_link]’s, they are the two authors that I discovered first, then I started to investigate and discovered a new art world of mandalas and Zentangle. In Instagram, I follow all the account of mandalas, zentangle art, photography (insects, animals, nature) from which I can find inspiration for the drawings, like yours.

A :At the moment my artworks can be found in Instagram “ _sofia.pilar_ ”, I’m planning to make a website and a community in the future but I’m waiting to gather more pieces of art; I would love to make a coloring book but will see in the future if it’s possible, I will keep my Instagram followers informed about every development about this topic.

I am really honored for this interview opportunity that you have given me as well as all your help and support, this means the world to me and I just hope I can inspire people with my artwork, thank you for everything

If you have more questions for Sofia, please leave them in a comment section. Do you want a guest specialized in a certain field? Write it! Stay tuned and happy coloring! 🙂

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